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Despite being from a culture where it is uncommon for women to fly solo—let alone, work on a plane—Merach Kara told the outlet that her family has been supportive.
Thrice-weekly flights between Tokyo and Tel Aviv, set to begin in March, will halve the travel time between the two cities.
El Al plane makes emergency landing at Ben-Gurion Airport
No injuries were reported among the airplane’s 138 passengers.
Israeli flight attendant in serious condition after contracting measles
The unidentified El Al attendant is unconscious and attached to a respirator after contracting measles from a passenger aboard Flight 002 from John F. Kennedy Airport to Ben-Gurion International Airport.
The short flight, lasting a bit more than an hour, flew east over Samaria and then turned south over the Dead Sea. It then turned north, flying over the desert until it banked west over Jerusalem and back to Ben-Gurion International Airport.
El Al to offer direct flights between Tel Aviv and Chicago
Next on the U.S. horizons: San Francisco starting on May 13; Las Vegas beginning on June 14; and Orlando, Fla., as of July 2.
El Al announces new direct flight to Orlando, Fla.
Florida is Israel’s 13th-largest trade partner worldwide and one of 33 U.S. states holding cooperative economic agreements with Israel.
El Al to launch direct flights from Las Vegas to Israel
“In recent years, Las Vegas has become attractive for the Israeli leisure travelers and among the business sector due to the many conferences and exhibitions held in the city,” said El Al CEO Gonen Usishkin.
More than a week after an El Al flight to Israel was diverted to Athens to avoid desecrating the Jewish day of rest, airline complies with demand for a public apology, offers compensation.
After allegations surface that religious passengers aboard an El Al flight became violent towards the crew, rabbi gives airline until Sunday to issue a public apology • Group of platinum and top “haredi” customers to cut up membership cards in protest.
A class-action lawsuit seeks compensation for each of the 180 religious passengers aboard flight diverted to Athens to avoid desecrating Shabbat • Religious passengers also want El Al to publicly retract claims that they were violent towards the crew.
While the decision to land caused some further confusion and consternation about how Shabbat would be kept in Athens on about an hour’s notice, the story at that point began to turn from worry and concern to relief and calm.
